PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - MARCH 7: Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association talks to the media prior to the spring training game between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees at First Date Field on March 7, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
One of the biggest topics in baseball in the week prior to the All-Star Game in Denver earlier this week was why so many players do not want to participate.
Some replacements were for injuries where the elected/selected player was on the injured list and some of the pitchers pitched on Sunday (and therefore, wouldn’t pitch in the All-Star game anyway) but there were some players that just chose not to participate.